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What do you know, it finally happened: Thugs and China Dolls has left the building. It is in stores today, right now. If you don’t already have a copy, perhaps now would be a good time to purchase one, be it in digital or plastic form.

If you are one of those spectacularly insightful people who supported the Kickstarter campaign, you should’ve gotten your stuff a few days ago (unless you still haven’t given us your address—in which case, for godsakes, hand it over). We hope the postman got it to you intact. May it make your ears tingle.

If you are in Savannah, GA, please come to one of the two record release parties: Thursday, January 19 (all ages at the Sentient Bean) or Friday, January 20 (21+ at the Jinx). Or, hell, come to both of them. We’re not messin’ around for these shows: we’ve got a six-piece band playing all kinds of doodads and noise-makers. And there are free download cards of the entire dang record for early entries.

If you live in another city, please check our tour dates below for a venue near you. (more…)

Words have been given, hands have been shaken, and I’m very excited to announce that I have joined the terrific group of lovelies at Mazarine Records in Athens, Georgia. Mazarine is Athens’ youngest and coolest record label—biased, me? Their artists include post-rock heroes pacificUV and much-adored indie folksters Hope for Agoldensummer. They’re reinventing the way record companies do business. And I’m thrilled that Thugs and China Dolls will be released by them!

“Ghosts of Christmas,” my very first Christmas single, is available today. It’s got two songs, a side A and a side B. I think it’s very nice, I do. The title track has just the right blend of “fa la las” and celophane to warm the hearts of both sentimentalists and grinches. (more…)

You have no idea how happy we are to announce that we have an official release date for the new record, Thugs and China Dolls. On Tuesday, January 17, 2012, we will release Thugs and China Dolls to the world. Should you see it fly by on or around this date, we ask that you consider feeding it.

And that’s not all. We have so much good news that we’re buried up to our necks in it.